Students in front of the signboard of Omkarananda
Gayatri Ved Vidyalaya.

From left to right: Shri Kailash
Narayana Maalviya with Shri
Swami Vishveshwarananda Saraswati, Shri Shiva Kumar
Maalviya and Kumari Somashekhari are listening
to the Vedic recitations of the students.

A student with a holy Vedic scripture, using special
hand gestures during the recitation.

Prof. Dr. J.L. Gupta interacts with Shri Swami
Vishveshwarananda in front of the holy river
Ganga.

Paramacharya Sadasivanathaswami,
Editor-in-chief of the
International Magazine "Hinduism Today", and his
assistant, Sannyasin Yoginathaswami, are
proceeding towards Omkarananda Gayatri Ved
Vidyalaya along with Swami Vishveshwarananda and
Kumari Somashekhari.

The two Swamis of the Kauai's Hindu Monastery,
Hawaii, USA, Kumari Somashekhari and Shri P.C.
Malhotra listen to the sound of the Vedic
recitations by the students of Omkarananda
Gayatri Ved Vidyalaya.

Shri Sadasivanathaswami from Hawaii, Shri Swami
Vishveshwarananda and Kumari Somashekhari in
front of the beautiful scenery of the holy river
Ganga.

The students of Omkarananda Gayatri Ved
Vidyalaya, sitting in their traditional way on the
grass, are being blessed by the holy river Ganga,
flowing peacefully near to them.

Students during their prayer hours.

Kumari Somashekhari watching the students during
their recitation.

The girl child of Principal Shri Shiva Kumar
Maalviya is sitting for some time on his place
and listens carefully to the students.

Kumari Somashekhari provides to all students
chocolates as reward for their hard work.

A student takes care for the girl child of the
Principal, while she is learning to walk.

The beautiful, divine place and peaceful, natural
environment of Omkarananda Gayatri Sadan is a
great help for the students and their studies.

After intense studies the students return to their
quarters.

The students of Omkarananda Gayatri Ved Vidyalaya
during their recitation hours.

In the evening of Omkarananda Jayanti, on 25th
December 2014, Shri Sudhakar Sharma, the famous
Priest of Tamil Nadu, with his 2 disciples and
Shri Venkatramanji, from Kancheepuram, are
proceeding to Omkarananda Gayatri Ved Vidyalaya.

On the rocks at the land in front of
Omkarananda Gayatri Ved Vidyalaya, with the
Ganga flowing behind, are standing Swami
Vishveshwarananda along with Kumari
Somashekhari, Sudhakar Sharma and his 2 disciples.

Sudhakar Sharma is listening with surprise to the
excellent recitations of the students of
Omkarananda Gayatri Ved Vidyalaya. Next to him is
sitting the Principal Shri Shiva Kumar Maalviya
and behind them are standing Shri Swami
Vishveshwarananda and Kumari Somashekhari.

The students of Omkarananda Gayatri Ved Vidyalaya,
beautifully dressed, get ready for the
concluding Function of Omkarananda Mahotsava,
starting in the afternoon of the 1st January 2015.

Standing next to Gurudev Paramahamsa Omkarananda
Saraswati Kumari Somashekhari shows to the
students a typical Vedic Mudra, "Meenakshi
Devi, holding the parrot", while the Priests
start lighting the Deepas.

Kumari Somashekhari behind the students, showing
again the same Mudra of Meenakshi Devi holding
the parrot. The holy bird parrot symbolizes the
Vedas. The divine Wisdom of the Vedas is in the
hands of the Divine Mother, i.e. It originates
from Her.

Kumari Somashekhari, as a Tribute to her Gurudev
Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati and for the
students of Omkarananda Gayatri Ved Vidyalaya and
the audience, gives a nice performance in the
traditional Temple-Style of Indian Classical Dance.

Swami Vishveshwarananda inspires and encourages the
students and praises them for their hard work in
the field of the Vedas.

The students carefully listen to the special
blessings given by Kumari Somashekhari.

Swami Vishveshwarananda speaks to the students on
the importance of the holy river Ganga and the
golden opportunity given to everybody, who lives
near this holy river. Kumari Somashekhari is
translating it into their language.

The Principal Shri Shiva Kumar Maalviya offers a
shawl to Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda and speaks
to the students about the wonderful work, done
by Swami Vishveshwarananda and the other Swamis of
Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, and their grand
support in providing everything, that was
necessary for a smooth living of the students.

Everybody proceeds to the holy river Ganga.

Swami Vishveshwarananda, Kumari Somashekhari, the
Priests and students are offering flowers to the
Ganga during ecstatic chanting by the students
of Omkarananda Gayatri Ved Vidyalaya.